notify

[noh-tuh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

notified, notifying 

1. to inform (someone) or give notice to.

   to notify the police of a crime.

   Synonyms: tell, advise, apprise

2. Chiefly British.,  to make known; give information of.

   The sale was notified in the newspapers.

notify

/ ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to inform; tell

2. to draw attention to; make known; announce

Other Word Forms

• notifiable adjective
• notifier noun
• prenotify verb (used with object)
• renotify verb (used with object)
• unnotified adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of notify¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English notifien, from Middle French notifier, from Latin nōtificāre, from (g)nōt(us), past participle of (g)nōscere “to come to know” ( know ¹ ) + -ificāre -ify

Word History and Origins

Origin of notify¹

C14: from Old French notifier, from Latin notificāre to make known, from nōtus known + facere to make

Example Sentences

But Lu, he said, did shift the way in which the addresses were used because he started leasing them out, which requires his company to notify Afrinic.

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"We cannot find her at all. No one has notified us of anything," Yeung said, adding that her sister was also among those unaccounted for.

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Congress was notified of the Pentagon’s conclusions on Oct.

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Congress was notified of the Pentagon’s conclusions on Oct.

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Asahi said it found that personal details of people who had contacted its customer service centres were likely exposed and that those affected would be notified soon.

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Related Words

• advise 
• alert 
• announce 
• apprise 
• brief 
• caution 
• declare 
• disclose 
• give 
• reveal 
• suggest 
• telephone 
• tell 
• warn